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Invoke-ZertoRestRequest

SYNOPSIS

Function used to submit a REST request to the Zerto Virtual Manager. Should be used when attempting to submit a request inside a ZertoApiWrapper function or if attempting to perform an operation not currently covered in a ZertoApiWrapper function.

SYNTAX

Invoke-ZertoRestRequest [[-method] <String>] [-uri] <String> [[-body] <String>] [[-credential] <PSCredential>]
 [-returnHeaders] [<CommonParameters>]

DESCRIPTION

Function used to submit a REST request to the Zerto Virtual Manager. Should be used when attempting to submit a request inside a ZertoApiWrapper function or if attempting to perform an operation not currently covered in a ZertoApiWrapper function. To function properly, you will have to have completed a connection to a Zerto Virtual Manager with the Connect-ZertoServer function.

EXAMPLES

Example 1

PS C:\> Invoke-ZertoRestRequest -uri 'apiEndpoint/subApiEndpoint' -Method POST -Body $Body

Submits a POST request to the connected Zerto Virtual Manager api endpoint 'apiEndpoint/subApiEndpoint' with a Body parameter. Check the API documentation for the endpoint to ensure the URI is formatted correctly and the format of the Body variable. The command above assumes that the $Body variable is a string properly formatted for JSON

Example 2

PS C:\> Invoke-ZertoRestRequest -uri 'apiEndpoint/subApiEndpoint' -Method POST -Body ($Body | ConvertTo-Json)

Submits a POST request to the connected Zerto Virtual Manager api endpoint 'apiEndpoint/subApiEndpoint' with a Body parameter. Check the API documentation for the endpoint to ensure the URI is formatted correctly and the format of the Body variable. The command above assumes that the $Body variable is an object that can be formatted into JSON.

Example 3

PS C:\> Invoke-ZertoRestRequest -uri 'apiEndpoint/subApiEndpoint' -Method PUT -Body $Body

Submits a PUT request to the connected Zerto Virtual Manager api endpoint 'apiEndpoint/subApiEndpoint' with a Body parameter. Check the API documentation for the endpoint to ensure the URI is formatted correctly and the format of the Body variable. The command above assumes that the $Body variable is a string properly formatted for JSON

Example 4

PS C:\> Invoke-ZertoRestRequest -uri 'apiEndpoint/subApiEndpoint' -Method DELETE

Submits a DELETE request to the connected Zerto Virtual Manager api endpoint 'apiEndpoint/subApiEndpoint'. Check the API documentation for the endpoint to ensure the URI is formatted correctly. Typically a DELETE request does not require a BODY parameter.

Example 5

PS C:\> Invoke-ZertoRestRequest -uri 'apiEndpoint/subApiEndpoint' -Method GET

Submits a GET request to the connected Zerto Virtual Manager api endpoint 'apiEndpoint/subApiEndpoint'. Check the API documentation for the endpoint to ensure the URI is formatted correctly. Typically a GET request does not require a BODY parameter.

PARAMETERS

-body

Body to be submitted to the REST API endpoint. This needs to be submitted in JSON format

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: 3
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-credential

PSCredential object. This is ONLY used when authenticating with the ZVM. No other endpoints require this and generally is not used.

Type: PSCredential
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: 4
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-method

Parameter help description

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: 1
Default value: GET
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-returnHeaders

Use this switch if you would like the request headers returned along with the body. Useful for troubleshooting to get HTTP error codes.

Type: SwitchParameter
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: False
Position: Named
Default value: False
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

-uri

URI endpoint to be utilized. When submitting the URI, only the endpoint needs to be submitted. Please review the help documentation for examples.

Type: String
Parameter Sets: (All)
Aliases:

Required: True
Position: 2
Default value: None
Accept pipeline input: False
Accept wildcard characters: False

CommonParameters

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: -Debug, -ErrorAction, -ErrorVariable, -InformationAction, -InformationVariable, -OutVariable, -OutBuffer, -PipelineVariable, -Verbose, -WarningAction, and -WarningVariable. For more information, see about_CommonParameters (http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113216).

INPUTS

OUTPUTS

NOTES

Zerto Virtual Replication API Endpoint Documentation